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We help developing countries benefit from the global economy more fairly and effectively, providing data and analysis, facilitating consensus-building and offering technical assistance on issues related to trade and development.
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Pedro Manuel Moreno
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Viet Nam to host the 16th UN Conference on Trade and Development in October 2025
17 Jan 2025
UN Trade and Development’s 16th quadrennial conference (UNCTAD16) will focus on driving economic transformation for a more sustainable future.
Services are powering growth. Here’s how developing nations can catch up
23 Dec 2024
The rise of services prompts developing countries to look beyond manufacturing-led exports and enable productivity growth across the economic system.
Carbon markets ‘a powerful tool’ for least developed countries, COP29 hears
15 Nov 2024
At the annual climate summit, UN Trade and Development urges stronger action to help least developed nations tap into carbon markets for sustainable and resilient growth.
How critical energy transition minerals can pave the way for shared prosperity
12 Nov 2024
By Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
UN Trade and Development drives integrated finance, investment and trade solutions to climate change
11 Nov 2024
The need to align finance, trade and investment to foster sustainable and resilient development takes on extra urgency as climate challenges mount globally.
A drop in the ocean: Carbon markets have provided limited finance for least developed countries
5 Nov 2024
In 2023, the market value of carbon credits from these vulnerable economies sat at $403 million – just 1% of total bilateral development aid.
Leveraging carbon markets for least developed countries
4 Nov 2024
By connecting economic growth with climate action, carbon markets can offer a pathway to mobilize funds for sustainable development in the world’s most vulnerable economies.
The reshaping of global trade: How developing countries can strategize
29 Oct 2024
A continued slump in goods trade. An evolving technological landscape. The Global South is gaining weight. A rethink of development strategies is both timely and timeless.
UNCTAD calls for a ‘rethink’ of development strategies amid global economic slowdown and rising social discontent
29 Oct 2024
Multilateral action and strategic policy shifts are key to helping countries achieve sustainable development and navigate the risks and opportunities of a new growth era.
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